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Law is aimed at establishing viable seed industry for ensuring food security

Total industry assets under open-end funds amounted to Rs464.2b at the end of October last year

The team gave a comprehensive presentation on potential projects in education, livestock among others

Minister says such rumours only benefit certain middlemen

Points out the region is ignored because it has no voice in federal forums

Benchmark KSE-100 index falls 25.66 points

Urges regulator to issue the necessary notification

Official says project will give boost to business activities

Pledges best standards and multiple facilities for passengers.

Brown believes Canadian green technology could be of benefit to Pakistan

Says govt will eliminate shortages before end of its five-year term.

Survey puts jobless rate at 5.9% in 2014-15 compared to 6% in previous year

Brokers' Association chief says it is 'illegal' to arrest CEO of a brokerage house on the basis of a flawed report

PAAPAM chief says farmers’ buying power has been hit, tax contribution to be below Rs2b.

5th Quality Standard Awards 2015, organised by the Consumer Eye Pakistan

Agriculture and industry lag behind, SBP report reveals

Pakistan, EU share information about sustainable development issues

Board of directors suggests three names, petroleum minister conducts interviews

3G, 4G connections touch 21.7 million at the end of November 2015

Benchmark KSE-100 index falls 219.82 points

SBP could not release money in absence of finance division’s nod

Thanks to IMF and other assistance and growing remittances sent home by overseas Pakistanis

Khosa briefed the minister about upcoming visit of the World Bank president to Pakistan

The iPhone maker’s stock closed 2015 down more than 4%

The target for the second quarter has therefore been surpassed by around Rs35 billion

Tech incubators at home can provide graduates with ideas for business ventures

Historical patterns may predict short-term behaviours, but cannot identify future opportunities

Banks’ investments in mutual funds decrease, Al Meezan now focuses on getting more retail investors

Lack of fiscal flexibility means economy staying stagnant

Significant progress made on LNG import, TAPI pipeline projects in 2015

Politics of clientelism, lagging technical and managerial skills holding sector back

Though it succeeded in stabilising the economy, the government failed to deliver in critical areas

Believes it will encourage documentation of informal economy

Govt fails to understand urgency of the matter: Lasbela Chamber chief

Talented youth and people’s passion could help realise the goal

Slide in crude prices casts shadow on economic recovery prospects

Negligence has given India an edge, while energy and food crisis threatens Pakistan

Emphasises importance of transparency and efficiency

Positive macroeconomic and sector-specific news provided boost to the market

Country is short of more than 8m units, backlog growing fast due to low supplies

In postponing the power sector privatisation, the party is hoping to keep its supporters happy

IPR cites poor law and order, weak governance and skewed priorities

Prefer risk-free govt papers over extending credit to private sector

Petroleum ministry wants to continue provision of gas to the fertiliser plant

Benchmark KSE-100 index rises 412.64 points

Fesco’s privatisation plan may suffer a setback after the tariff reduction

Scheme welcomed, but loopholes to evade taxes exist

Agreements will be inked during PM Sharif’s visit to Colombo

MD says company will release results for FY13, 14 by mid-Jan

Increase in regulatory duty, 1% additional customs duty on imports reasons for surge